Improvement in the manufacture of glass



. 'Io ALL. wI-IM Ir MAY GONCERN:

DANlIlLv C. RIPLEY, II'ITSBUltGr, PENNSYLVANIA.

i Letters Pate-nt No. 75,577, dated ll/[m'ct 17, 1868.

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Be it known that I, DANIEL C, RIPLEY, of Pittsburg, in the county of Alleghenyand Stateof Pennsyl- Vania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in the Manufacture o'f Glassware; and I do hereby declare that the following is a ful'L'clear, and vexact description` thereof, reference being had to thc accompanying drawings, making part of this specitication, in which i f i Figure I is a vertical central section lthrough a'inould which isadapted for moulding glass tops for molasses and cream-jugs.

Figure 2 is a side view of a glass top, with handle formed upon it.

Figure 3 is a vcrticalcentral section of ajug, having apressedfglass top, and a blown-glassbody.-

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the three figures. i

This invention relates to anew andnseful improvement in the manufacture of sirupand cram-jugs or pitchers, Awhereby such articles can be produced ata much less cost of time, labor, and material, than those which are made under the old mode; at the same time they can be made to present a very neat and beautiful appearance. i 4 i V'.lhe usual mode of making a sirup or cream-jug is to blow the lower portion or body ofthe jug in a mould, andwhile the glass is hot to stick on the handle, after which the article is taken to the annealing-oven and allowed to cool. The jug .is then provided with a metallic top, which requires to be shaped. andflttcd to it, and then permanently cemented in place upon it, which latter operation does not properly belong to the glassj manufacturer, and requires to be performed in aseparatedepartment by experienced metal-workers. .Hence Y the high cost of the articles as at present furnished inthe market.

The nature of my invention consists in producing the top, or the top and handle of a'sirup or. cream-jug or pitcher, of glass separate from'the body of said jug or pitcher, by casting such top in a mould under pressure, and so shaping it as to adapt it ,for being, permanently cemented upon thc glass body, thus making a jug or pitcher which'is composed entirely of glass, with a pressed top and a hlown.body,'as. will be hereinafter explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describeits construction and operation. In the accompanying drawings, `iig. 1, I have represented a sectional View of one form of mould, which is adapted for use in producing my improved tops for jugs or pitchers. I d not, however, confine my `invention to this, or any other particular form Vof mould, as the article in question may be produced in moulds diifering somewhat in construction from that shown. This mould 4consists of ve principal parts, which, when they are put together, form an internal space, .corresponding in shape and size to the article which is produced therein. The body of the mould consists of two vertical halves or sections, A, which may be hinged together, as'shown at vA1 A2,'and provided with ears, to receive fastenings for confining these halves together during the operai tions of pressing and casting. These halves are provided with ahorizontal top-plate, C, and also with a bottom piece, l, which latter is constructed with .a conical elevation, having a chamber, B', in its upperiend, andan annular ridge, a,'n ear itsflower end.v The ridge ais received by a groove, which is formed in the mouldL Y sections A, when these parts are confined together, so that the base portion of the mould will be heldin its place'. The cavity in the upper end of the tapering portion of the base-plate B, is designed for receiving any surplus glass which will not be received in thc mould proper; and the bcvelled upper edge ctv of this tapering portion of base-plate B is designed to produce a shoulder abutment upon the lower odge of the jug or pitcher-v top, as will be hereinafter described.A i i The central movable circular section' D is adapted to work through the-centralfhole through the cap C, and

its lower end is ofisuch diameter as will allow it 'te enter the chamber B in the tapering hase portion B, when fulljr depressed, as shown in fig.' 1. All that portion ofthe section D which enters the mould-chamber below the capscction'(l`,`fis made slightly tapering, for the purpose of producing Van upwardly-tapering hole through the centreof `the top of the jug orpitcher. I The movable pins c and d show how holes can be left-in the top E, or `through this top, at suitable points, for receiving fastenings, which secure a hinged coverupon said top. The bead e and the projection 7L, on the bottom face of the cap-section C, will produce corresponding recesses in the` handle portion F of thetop E, for receiving parts 4which form the fixed section ofthe cover of the top E.

By filling up the mould-chambers in the mould-sections A, which produce the handle F, a top, E, without a handle, made be produced.

The section D constitutes the plunger of a press, which press I have not shown, as it may be made in any,

well-known manner. This section being lifted out of'itsmould, a proper quantity of melted glass is puil therein, when the section is forcibly brought down, and the glass caused to run into and till the entire mouldspace. As there will always be more or less superfluous glass 'put into thev mould, I make a chamber, B, to receive it, as above described.

The article which I thus produce i's represented iu figs. 1, 2, and 3, by the letters E F. Itis the top of a "Sirup or cream-jug, made of glass, compressed into a mould, as aboveshown, with 'a 'slightly-flaring passage through it, and a Well-formed handle. This top is designed for receiving the tapering circular neck of a blownglass base, G, as shown in iig. 3, and these two parts forming thejug or pitcher, are secured together by intrro- Y Vducing cement into the annular tapering space between the neck G and the internal snrfaceof the top, as

clearly shotvn in fig. 3.

If the tops are madevof glass or porcelain, of a. different colorfrom that of the'lower sections, thecontrnst will present al very beautiful appearance. If the tops are made without handles, thelattcr may be stuck on in any well-known manner.

Having described my invention, I claim as a new and improved article of manufacture- A glassor porcelain pressed top, for srup or cream-jugs or pitchers, substantially as described. Witness my hand in matter of my application for a patent for improvement in manufacture of glassware:

DANIEL C. RIPLEY.

Witnesses:

J. W. McGEARY, A. B. SrnvnNsON.. 

